Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 23:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists in Germany have succeeded in developing a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles which greatly improves the efficiency of organic solar cells. The researchers were able to attain an efficiency of 2 percent by using so-called quantum dots composed of cadmium selenide. These measurements, well above the previous efficiency ratings of 1 to 1.8 percent, were confirmed.